Caffe Bene, Champaign

With almost 2,000 cafés in 14 countries, the South Korea–based Caffebene line of coffee shops has fans. Lots of them. And it's not hard to see why. Food options range from sweet to savory, frozen to molten, and snack to full meal, while drinks span a spectrum of coffee drinks, frappes, and smoothies. The bistro offers the ultimate in multicultural mixing and matching. After a bread bowl brimming with New England clam chowder, one might opt for the café's modified patbingsu, a dessert that layers green tea ice cream and red bean paste over shaved ice mixed with rich, condensed milk.